Tutelo-Saponi Directionals

[David Kaufman]

So apparently one could write these: tookhaa mi hiiyata and tookhaa mi klee, if I'm reading this right.
 
Dave

--- On Sun, 11/1/09, Rankin, Robert L <rankin at ku.edu> wrote:


From: Rankin, Robert L <rankin at ku.edu>
Subject: RE: Tutelo-Saponi Directionals
To: siouan at lists.Colorado.EDU
Date: Sunday, November 1, 2009, 8:25 AM


The colon after a vowel means that vowel is long, i.e., the pronunciation is drawn out.  Long  vowels are typically about one and a half times as long in duration as short vowels.  All the Siouan languages except Dakota have long and short vowels.

The "h" after p, t, ch, or k marks aspiration.  It is like an actual H sound after the consonant.  P with the little H would be like the ph of "loophole".  KH, as in tokha, would be like "backhoe".  I normally just use the letter "h" rather than the raised h.  

Your parse of the words for 'west' look right to me.  I don't know the 'east' term, but you obviously have the right idea.

Best,

Bob

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From: owner-siouan at lists.Colorado.EDU on behalf of Scott Collins
Sent: Sat 10/31/2009 9:32 PM
To: siouan at lists.Colorado.EDU
Subject: Tutelo-Saponi Directionals


Going back to the question on the directional words in Tutelo-Saponi. I have taken the advice here and come up with the following let me know if it is correct or not.

the West = to:ka: mi hi:yata

mi = sun
to:ka: = where
hi:yata = sleep


There is a lowercase "h" between k and a in to:ka: but I do not have a font for that nor do I understand the ":" part of the word.



Also would East then be to:ka: mi kle:?

kle: = awake




Scott P. Collins




      
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